Canadian Ryan Yip T10 after round one of Rex Hospital Open
Calgary’s Ryan Yip, is T10 after 18 holes at the Web.com Tour’s Rex Hospital Open, at TPC Wakefield Plantation, in Raleigh, N.C.
Yip teed off on 10 and was even through nine. He then birdied four of his last six holes and carded a 4-under par, 67. He is three shots behind the leader Chesson Headley (Raleigh, N.C.).
The Team Canada Amateur Squad graduate is looking for his second top-10 finish of the the season. His first came at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by NACHER, at Le Triomphe Golf and Country Club, in Broussard, LA, back in May.
Roger Sloan (Merritt, B.C.) is T16 after an opening round 68 (-3).
Sloan is looking to climb back into the top-25 on the Web.com Tour’s Order of Merit, after dropping to 28th following a missed cut in his last start at the BMW Charity Pro-Am Presented by Synnex Corporation at the Furman University Golf Club in Greenville, S.C.
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Jason Dufner, David Lingmerth share Memorial lead, Nick Taylor T9
Jason Dufner putted for birdie on every hole until the last one at the Memorial, a game so under control it looked as simple as breathing.
Even with a bogey on the final hole, Dufner had a 7-under 65 for his best score Thursday at Muirfield Village, giving him a tie for the lead with David Lingmerth. They were one shot ahead of Jordan Spieth, whose short game is starting to return with the U.S. Open around the corner.
Lingmerth, whose first PGA Tour victory came at the Memorial two years ago, also bogeyed his last hole on an ideal day for scoring.
Starting quickly at the Memorial is nothing new for Dufner lately. He opened with a 66-67 two years ago before fading on the weekend. Last year, he opened with a 68.
“I can put a couple of rounds together here,” Dufner said. “But I’m looking for more than that this week. Hopefully, we can keep it going for four.”
Dustin Johnson and Jason Day want to make sure they get to play for rounds.
Johnson three-putted after putting his tee shot into the water on the par-3 16th and made triple bogey. He three-putted from 4 feet on the sixth hole and made double bogey. And he didn’t make a single birdie in his round of 78.
It was the first time in nearly four years – since the Bridgestone Invitational in 2013 – that Johnson failed to make a birdie.
Day, who has yet to crack the top 25 at the club where he holds a membership, made bogeys on both par 5s on the back nine and was headed for a big score until he birdied his last two holes for a 75.
Nick Taylor (69) of Abbotsford, B.C., was the low Canadian, tied for ninth at 3-under par. Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., was 1-over 73 in a tie for 48th, David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., was 2-over 74 to tie for 63rd, Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., was 4-over 76 to enter a group at 82nd and Adam Hadwin, also from Abbotsford, was 6-over 78 to join a group at 109th.
Dufner nearly hitting every green in regulation is not surprising with his efficient swing. He recalls hitting 17 in a row in a round at Muirfield Village a few years ago until the 18th hole, and it got him again Thursday. He even went for a slightly longer club, a 7-iron instead of an 8-iron, but the contact wasn’t pure and he came up short in a bunker. He blasted out 12 feet by the hole and missed his par putt.
“I’m OK,” Dufner said. “I’ll get over it.”
Calm as ever, Dufner was mostly pleased with taking the stress out of his putting by not having any tough par putts. He attributes that to hard work, which is mainly working on his breathing.
A bad day of breathing is short and quick. He prefers a slow, rhythmic breath and a process of counting to two on the exhale and pulling the trigger. He said it was similar to snipers who focus mainly on the heartbeat and breathing.
“It’s been working,” he said. “It’s been working all year. Some days I do it better than others. Today, I was really focused on it.”
Lingmerth, a playoff winner over Justin Rose in 2015, got his name on the board quickly with four straight birdies on the front nine to turn in 31, and then he hit a 3-wood to 6 feet on the par-5 15th for an eagle. He had only two pars on the back nine.
“Obviously, having won here it brings back good memories,” Lingmerth said. “And the other years I’ve played here, I’ve always loved it. I haven’t really contended all the way until Sunday those other years, but I’ve always felt good about this place. I feel confident out here. I roll the ball really well on the greens.”
Daniel Summerhays joined Spieth at 66, while Justin Thomas and Lucas Glover were at 67.
Phil Mickelson, playing the second of four straight weeks through the U.S. Open, had a relatively calm day in his round of 70. Rickie Fowler had anything but a calm day. He was 3 over through four holes, answered with four birdies over his next five holes, then traded birdies and bogeys on the back nine until finishing with one last birdie for a round of 70 that featured just six pars.
Spieth missed the cut at The Players Championship and at his hometown event in the AT&T Byron Nelson, and he was on the verge of going home early at Colonial until turning it around. He wound up finishing one back of Kevin Kisner, and Spieth brought his form to Ohio.
He needed a little help along the way, mostly the pin getting in the way of a tough bunker shot on the par-3 12th. It dropped for a birdie. He ended his back nine with a pair of bogeys, then finished in style with four birdies over his last five holes.
“I felt like I scored the way I played today,” Spieth said. “I got an awesome break on my third hole today, No. 12. I didn’t have much of a chance to stop the bunker shot unless it hit the pin and it dunked. That saved me a couple of shots. I figured it could be a good day when your off shots you’re making birdie on.”
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Thunderbirds, Rouge et Or hold on to win Canadian University/College Championship
Kat Kennedy went wire-to-wire to lead the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds to their second consecutive Canadian University/College Championship, while Baptiste Mory helped the Université Laval Rouge et Or hold on to win the men’s division at Tangle Creek Golf & Country Club on Thursday.
The Thunderbirds dominated the field through all four rounds of the tournament. Heading to the final day they sat 41 strokes ahead, and on Thursday they cruised through their final round and finished 70 over for the tournament to successfully defend their 2016 title.
Leading the way for the University of British Columbia was defending champion Kat Kennedy who led all four rounds to capture medallist honours. Her final-round 78 was the lowest of anyone in the women’s draw and helped her finish 14 over par for the tournament, 15 strokes ahead of field.
“It feels amazing to end my last tournament of my university career on a high note and with a great team,” she said, after she sank her final putt. “It was tough out there today. This was the most wind we’ve had all week, but we just tried to play calm and steady and play our game.”
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues and the University of Victoria Vikes were deadlocked heading into Thursday, but the Varsity Blues prevailed after their 41-over-par 257 locked them into second place, 53 strokes behind the Thunderbirds. The Vikes ended up third, 128 over par for the tournament.
Varsity Blues’ Laura Upenieks carded a final-round 84 to bring her total score to 29 over, while Sharon Park of the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades finished at 30 over to round out the top three.
The men’s division came right down to the wire as the Rouge et or, the Wilfried Laurier University Golden Hawks and the Thunderbirds were all jockeying for position during the final round.
Eric Flockhart of the Golden Hawks made it interesting on the 18th green when he tapped in a par putt after Mory made bogey, but it proved to be too late as the Rouge et Or walked away with a two-stroke victory at 75 over par for the tournament.
“It’s incredible,” Mory said, after he and his teammates erupted in cheers following the official announcement “I thought after I made a six on 18 that we were going to go to a playoff, but it managed to be enough. It was very difficult to make the right distance today because of all the wind, but I managed to hang in there for my team.”

The Thunderbirds finished five back of the Rouge et Or in third place on the strength of Evan Holmes who captured medallist honours with a 5-over-par effort. Mory finished five back in a share of second place with Varsity Blues’ Kevin Fawcett, who shot a tournament-low 2 over par in the final round.
The top finishers in the men’s and women’s division will get an exemption into their respective Canadian Amateur Championships, and the top three finishers in the men’s and women’s draws will qualify for the Summer Universiade Games, in Chinese Taipei, Taiwan, from Aug. 19-30.
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Rouge et Or, Thunderbirds top leaderboard heading into final round at the Canadian University/College Championship
Université Laval Rouge et Or overtook the top spot in the men’s draw while the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds held onto their lead in the women’s division after round three at the Canadian University/College Championship on Wednesday at Tangle Creek Golf & Country Club.
The Rouge et Or men’s team shot a 13-over-par 297 to jump to the top of the leaderboard, building a one-stroke advantage. They were sitting outside the top two as the final Laval player, Baptiste Mory, headed to the final hole.
Mory, who has been the team’s best golfer through three rounds, sank a clutch 35-foot putt for eagle from just short of the green on 18. That marker led the 20-year-old to a 2-over-par 73 on the day.
“I played very good today,” he said, shortly after his eagle putt. “It was my best day of golf. My coach told me on the fairway that I had to get an eagle to put us up one shot in the tournament. I hit a bad shot to the green, but the putt was amazing.”
The score was his best since his opening-round 71, and it moves him into a tie for third in the individual standings, four back of leader Evan Holmes from the University of British Columbia.
Tied in second, one stroke behind the Rouge et Or, are the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks and Thunderbirds. The Golden Hawks were ahead after the second round but lost their lead following an 18-over-par 302. The Thunderbirds carded the low score of the tournament with a 4-over 288, launching them up the standings from outside the top five.
Golden Hawks’ Eric Flockhart, who was No. 1 through the opening two rounds, slipped on Wednesday with a 77 (+6), his worst score of the tournament. Holmes helped carry the Thunderbirds into contention with his 1-under-par 70, good for a three-stroke cushion.
In the women’s draw, the University of British Columbia holds a commanding lead entering the final day. After a collective 15-over-par 231, the Thunderbirds sit 41 strokes ahead of the competition.
Continuing to lead the way for them is defending champion Kat Kennedy, who recorded her second consecutive 76 to bring her to 8 over for the tournament. Despite posting double-bogeys on holes nine and 18, the 22-year-old from Okotoks, Alta., maintained an 8-stroke lead over the individual women’s division heading to the final round on Thursday.
“I ended up doubling holes nine and 18,” she said, greenside after her third round. “Finishing on a double is kind of rough, so hopefully I get it back tomorrow. It’s my last round in my university career so I want to finish strong and help the team win.”
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Inside the top three are the University of Victoria Vikes and the University of Toronto Varsity Blues who are both tied at 82 over for the tournament.
Laura Upenieks sits in third place with a 5-over-par 77 to lead the way for the Varsity Blues, while Laura Ferreira is the Vikes’ low-scorer at T5 following her 8-over-par 80.
Rounding out the top six teams making the cut in the women’s division are University of the Fraser Valley Cascades, Université Laval Rouge et Or and the Western University Mustangs.
The top finisher in the men’s and women’s division will get an exemption into their respective Canadian Amateur Championships, and the top three finishers in the men’s and women’s draws will qualify for the Summer Universiade Games, in Chinese Taipei, Taiwan, from Aug. 19-30.
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Laurier leading men’s draw, UBC women on top at Canadian University/College Championship
Following consecutive lightning delays in the opening two rounds, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks jumped out to the lead in the men’s division at 17-over par and the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds held their advantage atop the women’s division at the Canadian University/College Championships at Tangle Creek Golf and Country Club.
On the men’s side, The University of Toronto Blues are second at 24-over par and rounding out the top three is the Université Laval Rouge et Or, who hold the clubhouse lead with a team score of +32. Behind the Rouge et Or are the Western University Mustangs, who are in the clubhouse at 37-over par.
First round individual leader, Eric Flockhart, from Wilfrid Laurier University is still on top. The Mississauga, Ont., product is 1 under par for the tournament through nine holes. He is three shots clear of UBC’s Evan Holmes (+2).
Holmes, the 2015 Individual champion, carded the lowest score of the day among those able to finish with an even-par 71.
“I kept it in front of me off the tee and I didn’t really make any mistakes. I didn’t putt that well today, but I made a few coming down the stretch which was nice,” said the Calgary native. “I felt like it was a pretty good round in the wind all in all.”
Holmes took advantage of the par 5’s on the back nine, carding a birdie on No. 13 and an eagle on No. 18.
“At Tangle Creek, you really have to get it in play off the tee. The greens are so severe that you also have to be good with your second shots. If you’re on the wrong spot on the green you’re three putting,” said Holmes.
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For the second day in a row, The Thunderbirds lead the women’s division (+25). The University of Victoria Vikes are second at 38-over par, and the University of Toronto Varsity Blues sit tied for third alongside the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades at 50-over par.
18-hole leader and defending champion Kat Kennedy, from the University of British Columbia, is in first at 4 over par through nine holes.
The University of Fraser Valley’s Sharon Park is four strokes back at +8. Rounding out the top three are Victoria Vikes teammates Hannah Diamond and Laura Ferreira, who sit at +11.
No women’s teams finished their second round; play is set to resume Wednesday morning at 7:30 a.m.
Due to the weather delays, the groups will not be re-ordered after 36 holes. The pairings will be the same as Monday’s draw. After the third round the top-10 men’s teams and the top six women’s teams will advance to the final round.
The top finisher in the men’s and women’s division will get an exemption into their respective Canadian Amateur Championships and the top finishers in the men’s and women’s draws will qualify for the Summer Universiade Games, in Taipei, Taiwan, from Aug. 19-30.
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Garrett Rank advances to semis of U.S Amateur Four-Ball
Reigning Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur champion, Garrett Rank, advanced to the semi-finals of the U.S Amateur Four-Ball today at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
Rank, (Elmira Ont.) and his partner Patrick Christovich (New Orleans, LA.) defeated Scott Harvey (Greensboro, N.C.) and Todd Mitchell (Bloomington, Ill.) 2 up after 18 holes.
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Rank and Christovich will play Clark Collier and Kyle Hudelson tomorrow at 7:00 am EST.
A graduate of the Team Canada Men’s Amateur Squad, Rank, 29, has won the last three Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championships. He is currently ranked 104th in the World Amateur Gold Rankings (WAGR).
In the golf off-season Rank works as a full-time referee in the NHL.
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Club de golf Milby prepared for Future Links, driven by Acura Quebec Championship
Golf Canada’s third junior golf championship of 2017 is set to take place from June 1-4 as the Future Links, driven by Acura Quebec Championship gets underway at Club de golf Milby in Sherbrooke, Que.
With support from Golf Quebec, the Future Links, driven by Acura Quebec Championship is the third of six regional junior championships presented in partnership with Acura. The 54-hole stroke play tournament will begin with a practice round on June 1 before the tournament gets underway with round one on June 2.
Founded in 1964, Club de Golf Milby offers an interesting challenge through its hilly fairways bordered by brooks and mature trees, and it has built a reputation for its large and undulated greens.
“Golf Canada is very pleased to present the 2017 Future Links, driven by Acura Quebec Championship in Sherbooke,” said Eric Couture, the Tournament Director from Golf Quebec. “The six regional Championships are fantastic events for Canada’s premier junior golfers to showcase their skills. We look forward for this strong field of juniors attempting to navigate the hilly course at Club de golf Milby.”
The field will consist of 87 junior golfers in the Junior Boys Division with the top six earning exemptions into the 2017 Canadian Junior Boys Championship on July 31-Aug. 3 at Cataraqui Golf & Country Club in Kingston, Ont. A tie for the sixth position will be decided by a playoff following the conclusion of play.
The Junior Girls Division will consist of 33 golfers with the top six (including ties) earning an exemption into the 2017 Canadian Junior Girls Championship on Aug. 1-4 at Camelot Golf & Country Club in Cumberland, Ont.
Three additional Future Links, driven by Acura Championships will span the country this summer.
July 3-6 – Future Links, driven by Acura Prairie – Estevan, Sask. – TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club.
July 10-13 – Future Links, driven by Acura Western – Fernie, B.C. – Fernie Golf & Country Club.
July 17-20 – Future Links, driven by Acura Atlantic – Church Point, N.S. – Clare Golf & County Club.
The 2017 Future Links, driven by Acura Pacific Championship took place on May 12-14 (results), while the Ontario Championship took place on May 25-28 (results).
NOTABLES
Callum Davison of Duncan B.C.
The 16-year-old comes in as the event’s defending champion. He would go on to finish T3 at the 2016 Canadian Junior Boys Championship. In his last six events he has four top-five finishes. He currently sits in second on the Future Links, driven by Acura junior boys Order of Merit.
Marc-Antoine Hotte of Montreal, Que.
Finished T3 at this event in 2016, four shots behind Davison. He is coming off a 7th place finish at the CJGA Quebec Junior Open on May 13-14. He finished at No. 43 in the 2016 Future Links, driven by Acura junior boys Order of Merit.
Celeste Dao of Notre-Dame-de-L’lle-Perrot, Que.
Placed solo-third in this event in 2016, the highest of all returning in the Girls Division. Qualified for the 2016 Canadian Junior Girls Championship and finished T6. The 16-year-old is coming off a victory at the CJGA Quebec Junior Open. She is currently seventh in the Future Links, driven by Acura junior girls Order of Merit.
Jeffrey Lebeau of Sherbrooke Que.
The 17-year-old will be playing on his home course at Club de golf Milby. His highest finish in 2016 was T8 at the CJGA Quebec Junior Open.
Remi Chartier of Beaconsfield, Que.
The 16-year-old finished third at the 2016 Future Links, driven by Acura Ontario Championship to qualify for the Canadian Junior Boys Championship that year, which he finished T30. He is coming off a T7 finish at the 2017 Future Links, driven by Acura Ontario Championship on May 26-28.
FAST FACTS
In 2017, Golf Canada is conducting its six regional Future Links, driven by Acura championships in conjunction with the Provincial Associations.
Top six finishers in the Boys Division earn exemptions into the 2017 Canadian Junior Boys Championship.
Top six finishers (including ties) in the Girls Division earn exemptions into the 2017 Canadian Junior Girls Championship.
Defending champion Callum Davison held on to win the tournament by two strokes despite scoring a triple-bogey on the final hole.
Team Canada Development Squad member Monet Chun won the 2016 Girls Division by three strokes.
Friday’s pairings.
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Team Canada athletes celebrate Canada150 with RBC’s #Make150Count campaign
In support of RBC’s #Make150Count campaign, Team Canada Development Squad athletes did their part to help shape Canada’s future. Team Canada was proud to participate in the campaign, which provided thousands of young Canadians with $150, inspiring them to do something great with it in their communities.

On Victoria Day, Men’s Development Squad member Peyton Callens and brother Maddox of Langton, Ont., led a junior golf clinic at Delhi Golf and Country Club—their home course. Outfitted in Canadian gear, the juniors received a driving range session, putting lesson and nine holes of golf along with a complimentary lunch.
“We’re supposed to come up with our own way to give back and this is my way,” Callens told the Simcoe Reformer. ““It’s harder than it looks,” he said of giving lessons. “It just shows how good actual coaches are – (it takes) a lot of patience.”
On the women’s side, Team Canada’s Development Squad surprised the Westminster Elementary School in Brockville, Ont., on May 26 with a Golf in Schools kit for their physical education program. Athletes Monet Chun—recent winner of Future Links, driven by Acura Ontario Championship—and teammate Chloe Currie of Mississauga, Ont., delivered the kit with help from coach Ann Carroll.
The kit features age-appropriate golf equipment along with a seamless, industry-approved learning resource that helps teachers deliver life skills to students through the sport of golf. With the kit valued at $475, the Golf Canada Foundation proudly subsidized the remaining cost in support of RBC’s #Make150Count initiative.
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Thunderbirds leading the women’s draw, men’s delayed after round one of the Canadian University/College Championship
On day one of the weather-shortened Canadian University/College Championship, defending champion Kat Kennedy of Okotoks, Alta., fired an even-par 72 to help put the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds on top of the women’s team competition. The men’s side of the draw was unable to finish the first round due to inclement weather.
After 18 holes, Kennedy holds a four-stroke lead.
“It’s a challenging course. I think learning to be patient is key here, the wind picked up on the back nine and I think just keeping the ball in play and trying to hit the green in regulation was my goal for the day,” said Kennedy, from the scoring table following her round.
With a combined score of 19-over par, the Thunderbirds are 11 strokes ahead of the second place University of Fraser Valley Cascades, who posted a team score of 30-over par on day one. The University of Victoria Vikes sit third at +32.
After starting strong with birdies on the first and second hole, Kennedy made a bogey on the third. She recorded another bogey on seven, but rebounded with a birdie on eight to make the turn at 1-under par. On the back nine Kennedy made a five-foot birdie putt to finish her round as the only player not over par.
In her final university season Kennedy had a stellar year. She was first or T1 five times and set a school record for the lowest single round score when she posted a 67 on the second day of the Grand View Battle at Primm, in Nipton, Calif., from March 20-21.
Coquitlam, B.C., product Sharon Park, a freshman at Fraser Valley, is second in the women’s individual competition at 4-over par (76). Kennedy’s teammate, 22-year-old Winnie Hyun, from Langley, B.C., rounds out the top three at +7 (79).
When play was suspended at 5:46 p.m., Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawk Eric Flockhart from Mississauga, Ont., had posted the lowest men’s score at 2-under par (69) thanks to three straight birdies to close out the round.
“I was getting the same kind of breaks on the front nine, but I just couldn’t buy a putt,” said Flockhart. “I got to the back made a good one from about 10 feet on 10, made a few good par saves and then 14 to 18, I made five putts in a row basically, so the putts started to fall.”
Flockhart had a very strong Ontario University Athletic Association (OUA) season in the fall, including a stretch where he won three straight tournaments—the Waterloo Invitational, the Guelph Invitational, and the University of Toronto Invitational.
The University of Victoria Vikes are currently the leading team at 9-over par through 14 holes of play, with the first round resuming Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m. They are followed by the University of Manitoba Bisons and the Queens University Gaels, who hold second place in the weather-delayed first round at 11 over par. The Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks are the lowest team in the clubhouse at 14-over par.
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The University of Toronto’s Kevin Fawcett, a product of Newmarket, Ont., was the second-lowest player to finish his round, posting an even-par 71. Lawren Rowe, (Victoria, B.C.) of the University of Victoria Vikes, is, 1 under par through 14 holes.
The top finisher in the men’s and women’s division will get an exemption into their respective Canadian Amateur Championships and the top finishers in the men’s and women’s draws will qualify for the Summer Universiade Games, in Taipei, Taiwan, from Aug. 19-30.
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Vandette’s final round and Chun’s dominant weekend propel them to victory at Future Links, driven by Acura Ontario Championship
Christopher Vandette out-dueled Jeevan Sihota in the final round of the Future Links, driven by Acura Ontario Championship, while Monet Chun dominated the Girls Division on Sunday at Brockville Country Club in Brockville, Ont.
“I feel good about that win,” Vandette said, after the award ceremony. “It gives me confidence for the rest of the summer.”
Vandette shot a 3-under-par 68 in his final round denying Sihota his second straight win at a Future Links, driven by Acura championship.
The 15-year-old Vandette started the day one shot back of Sihota, who is just 13-years-old, and the two battled it out in the final pairing of the tournament. After both made the turn they were tied at the top of the leaderboard.
Sihota made bogey on the par-4 10th and dropped out of the lead for the first time in the tournament. Vandette, from Beaconsfield, Que., seized the opportunity and recorded four birdies in five holes to close out the victory.
“We were playing similar golf on the front nine,” Vandette said. “After Jeevan made his bogey a switch flicked in my head and I made three birdies in a row. That kind of put me away from the pack.”
Sihota ended his tournament with a 4-over par 75, dropping him into solo third and finishing six strokes back of Vandette. Tomas Giroux, of Georgetown, Ont., moved up into second place after Sihota dropped down the leaderboard. The 18-year-old finished his tournament at 2 over par, five back of the leader.
Louis-Alexandre Jobin-Colgan from Quebec, Que., and Olivier Menard from Valleyfield, Que., finished tied in fourth after they both fired their best rounds of the tournament: 68 and 69, respectively.
Toronto, Ont., native Zachary Greifenberger secured the final qualifying place for the Canadian Junior Boys Championship with an even-par finish. He was 5-over for the tournament.
Chun, a Team Canada Development Squad member, was dominant in her final two rounds of the tournament. After an opening round of 74, the 16-year-old shot two straight 1-under-par rounds of 70 and cruised to a four-stroke victory.
“I’m happy with my result today,” Chun said, after her win. “My putting was really good. I got kind of lucky on some of the bad strokes that I made and I was able to recover from that. My putting was key today.”

Monet Chun (Jim Meagher/ Golf Canada)
The win marks her second in as many weeks as the Richmond Hill, Ont., native is coming off a win at the Investors Group Junior Girls’ Spring Classic at Sleepy Hollow Country Club, in Stouffville, Ont., on May 20-22.
Ellie Szeryk, from London, Ont., finished comfortably in second after she shot a final-round 70, the only other person to shoot under par in the Girls Division. The 15-year-old was tied for the lead after the opening round, but after a 5-over-par 76 on Saturday Chun took over the tournament and didn’t look back.
After co-leading with Szeryk in the opening round, Céleste Dao shot a 3-over-par 74 on Sunday to move into a tie for third with Alyssa DiMarcantonio from Maple, Ont. The two finished nine back of Chun, 10-over for the tournament.
The top six finishers in the Boys Division earned exemptions into the 2017 Canadian Junior Boys Championship on July 31-Aug. 3 at Cataraqui Golf and Country Club in Kingston, Ont. The top six in the Girls Division earned exemptions into the 2017 Canadian Junior Girls Championship on Aug. 1-4 at Camelot Golf & Country Club in Cumberland, Ont.
Rounding out the top six qualifying for the Canadian Junior Girls Championship are Bridgitte Thibault, from Rosemere, Que., and Chloe Currie, another member of Team Canada’s Development Squad. Thibault bogeyed two of her last three holes, but managed to hang on for a 2-over-par 73 finish and secure her qualifying spot, while Currie, a Mississauga, Ont., product, sat tied in seventh until she dropped a clutch birdie on the par-3 17th hole, vaulting her into a tie for fifth.
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2017 FUTURE LINKS, DRIVEN BY ACURA ONTARIO CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – JUNIOR BOYS DIVISION
1. Christopher Vandette, Beaconsfield, Que., *71-71-68-210 -3
2. Thomas Giroux, Georgetown, Ont., *74-72-69-215 +2
3. Jeevan Sihota, Victoria, B.C., *69-72-75-216 +3
4. Louis-Alexandre Jobin-Colgan, Quebec, Que., *76-73-68-217 +4
4. Oliver Menard, Valleyfield, Que., *75-73-69-217 +4
6. Zachary Greifenberger, Toronto, Ont., *77-70-71-218 +5
2017 FUTURE LINKS, DRIVEN BY ACURA ONTARIO CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – JUNIOR GIRLS DIVISION
1. Monet Chun, Richmond Hill, Ont., 74-70-70–214 +1
2. Ellie Szeryk, London, Ont., 72-76-70–218 +5
3. Céleste Dao, Notre-Dame-de-L’Île-Perrot, Que., 72-77-74–223 +10
3. Alyssa DiMarcantonio, Maple, Ont., 74-76-73–223 +10
5. Brigitte Thibault. Rosemère, Que., 75-78-73–226 +13
5. Chloe Currie, Mississauga, Ont., 77-74-75–226 +13
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